Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MN-OT-5 Latitude 46.28533333
Station Name Fergus Falls 0.5 E Longitude -96.06625
County Otter Tail Elevation (ft) 1203



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 17 2.39 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 17 1.06 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 17 0.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 18 0.73 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Feb 18 0.51 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
March 18 1.14 0.91 12 0.91 9 0.00 3 1 5 1 9.4 5 2
April 18 1.80 0.97 28 0.54 20 0.43 8 3 5 2 2.4 3 1
May 18 3.06 1.21 34 1.21 13 0.00 21 6 9 1 0.0 0 0
June 18 4.03 6.00 26 6.00 17 0.00 9 3 8 0 0.0 0 0
July 18 3.40 4.40 29 1.87 20 2.53 9 3 8 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 18 3.18 1.63 29 1.63 26 0.00 3 1 7 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 18 2.95 2.28 28 1.98 24 0.30 4 2 8 1 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 24.75" 17.40" 186 days 14.14" 129 3.26" 57 days 19 50 days 9 days 11.8" 8 days 3 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2017
10/2/2017
10/3/2017
10/4/2017
10/5/2017
10/6/2017
10/7/2017
10/8/2017
10/9/2017
10/10/2017
10/11/2017
10/12/2017
10/13/2017
10/14/2017
10/15/2017
10/16/2017
10/17/2017
10/18/2017
10/19/2017
10/20/2017
10/21/2017
10/22/2017
10/23/2017
10/24/2017
10/25/2017
10/26/2017
10/27/2017
10/28/2017
10/29/2017
10/30/2017
10/31/2017
11/1/2017
11/2/2017
11/3/2017
11/4/2017
11/5/2017
11/6/2017
11/7/2017
11/8/2017
11/9/2017
11/10/2017
11/11/2017
11/12/2017
11/13/2017
11/14/2017
11/15/2017
11/16/2017
11/17/2017
11/18/2017
11/19/2017
11/20/2017
11/21/2017
11/22/2017
11/23/2017
11/24/2017
11/25/2017
11/26/2017
11/27/2017
11/28/2017
11/29/2017
11/30/2017
12/1/2017
12/2/2017
12/3/2017
12/4/2017
12/5/2017
12/6/2017
12/7/2017
12/8/2017
12/9/2017
12/10/2017
12/11/2017
12/12/2017
12/13/2017
12/14/2017
12/15/2017
12/16/2017
12/17/2017
12/18/2017
12/19/2017
12/20/2017
12/21/2017
12/22/2017
12/23/2017
12/24/2017
12/25/2017
12/26/2017
12/27/2017
12/28/2017
12/29/2017
12/30/2017
12/31/2017
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2018
1/2/2018
1/3/2018
1/4/2018
1/5/2018
1/6/2018
1/7/2018
1/8/2018
1/9/2018
1/10/2018
1/11/2018
1/12/2018
1/13/2018
1/14/2018
1/15/2018
1/16/2018
1/17/2018
1/18/2018
1/19/2018
1/20/2018
1/21/2018
1/22/2018
1/23/2018
1/24/2018
1/25/2018
1/26/2018
1/27/2018
1/28/2018
1/29/2018
1/30/2018
1/31/2018
2/1/2018
2/2/2018
2/3/2018
2/4/2018
2/5/2018
2/6/2018
2/7/2018
2/8/2018
2/9/2018
2/10/2018
2/11/2018
2/12/2018
2/13/2018
2/14/2018
2/15/2018
2/16/2018
2/17/2018
2/18/2018
2/19/2018
2/20/2018
2/21/2018
2/22/2018
2/23/2018
2/24/2018
2/25/2018
2/26/2018
2/27/2018
2/28/2018
3/1/2018
3/2/2018
3/3/2018
3/4/2018
3/5/2018
3/6/2018
3/7/2018
3/8/2018
3/9/2018
3/10/2018
3/11/2018
3/12/2018
3/13/2018
3/14/2018
3/15/2018
3/16/2018
3/17/2018
3/18/2018
3/19/2018 0.00
3/20/2018 0.13
3/21/2018 T
3/22/2018 0.00
3/23/2018 0.00
3/24/2018 0.26
3/25/2018
3/26/2018 0.08
3/27/2018 0.34
3/28/2018 **
3/29/2018 0.00
3/30/2018 0.10
3/31/2018 **
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2018 0.43
4/2/2018 0.00
4/3/2018 0.15
4/4/2018 0.00
4/5/2018 **
4/6/2018 **
4/7/2018 0.00
4/8/2018 0.00
4/9/2018 0.18
4/10/2018 0.00
4/11/2018 0.00
4/12/2018 T
4/13/2018 0.00
4/14/2018 0.00
4/15/2018 0.08
4/16/2018 0.09
4/17/2018 0.00
4/18/2018
4/19/2018 0.00
4/20/2018 0.00
4/21/2018 **
4/22/2018 **
4/23/2018 **
4/24/2018 0.00
4/25/2018 0.04
4/26/2018
4/27/2018 0.00
4/28/2018 0.00
4/29/2018 0.00
4/30/2018 T
5/1/2018 0.06
5/2/2018 0.00
5/3/2018 0.00
5/4/2018 0.00
5/5/2018 **
5/6/2018 **
5/7/2018 0.00
5/8/2018 0.09
5/9/2018 0.41
5/10/2018 0.04
5/11/2018 **
5/12/2018 **
5/13/2018 **
5/14/2018 **
5/15/2018 **
5/16/2018 **
5/17/2018 **
5/18/2018 **
5/19/2018 **
5/20/2018 **
5/21/2018 **
5/22/2018 **
5/23/2018 T
5/24/2018 0.09
5/25/2018 **
5/26/2018 0.00
5/27/2018 T
5/28/2018 0.39
5/29/2018 0.05
5/30/2018 0.05
5/31/2018 0.03
6/1/2018
6/2/2018 0.66
6/3/2018 0.24
6/4/2018
6/5/2018 0.00
6/6/2018 1.06
6/7/2018 **
6/8/2018 0.00
6/9/2018 0.00
6/10/2018
6/11/2018 0.39
6/12/2018 1.51
6/13/2018 0.00
6/14/2018 **
6/15/2018 **
6/16/2018 0.00
6/17/2018 2.02
6/18/2018 0.09
6/19/2018 0.00
6/20/2018
6/21/2018 0.00
6/22/2018 0.00
6/23/2018 0.00
6/24/2018 **
6/25/2018 **
6/26/2018 **
6/27/2018 0.00
6/28/2018 0.00
6/29/2018 0.00
6/30/2018 0.03
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2018 0.10
7/2/2018 0.22
7/3/2018 0.02
7/4/2018 **
7/5/2018 **
7/6/2018 0.71
7/7/2018 0.00
7/8/2018 0.00
7/9/2018 0.75
7/10/2018 0.09
7/11/2018 0.30
7/12/2018
7/13/2018 0.00
7/14/2018 0.00
7/15/2018 0.00
7/16/2018 0.00
7/17/2018 **
7/18/2018 **
7/19/2018 **
7/20/2018 1.82
7/21/2018 0.00
7/22/2018 0.00
7/23/2018 0.24
7/24/2018 0.00
7/25/2018 0.15
7/26/2018 0.00
7/27/2018 T
7/28/2018 0.00
7/29/2018 **
7/30/2018 0.00
7/31/2018
8/1/2018 0.00
8/2/2018
8/3/2018 T
8/4/2018 0.10
8/5/2018 T
8/6/2018 0.03
8/7/2018 0.00
8/8/2018 0.00
8/9/2018 0.00
8/10/2018 0.00
8/11/2018 0.00
8/12/2018 0.00
8/13/2018 0.00
8/14/2018
8/15/2018 0.40
8/16/2018 0.00
8/17/2018 0.00
8/18/2018 0.00
8/19/2018 0.00
8/20/2018 0.53
8/21/2018 0.00
8/22/2018 0.00
8/23/2018 0.00
8/24/2018 0.28
8/25/2018 T
8/26/2018 0.00
8/27/2018 0.20
8/28/2018 0.09
8/29/2018 **
8/30/2018 **
8/31/2018 0.00
9/1/2018 0.12
9/2/2018 0.90
9/3/2018 0.00
9/4/2018 0.05
9/5/2018 0.00
9/6/2018 **
9/7/2018 0.00
9/8/2018 0.00
9/9/2018 0.00
9/10/2018 0.00
9/11/2018
9/12/2018 0.02
9/13/2018 0.00
9/14/2018 0.00
9/15/2018 0.00
9/16/2018 0.00
9/17/2018 0.00
9/18/2018 0.02
9/19/2018 T
9/20/2018 0.00
9/21/2018 0.80
9/22/2018 0.00
9/23/2018 0.00
9/24/2018 **
9/25/2018 0.30
9/26/2018 0.00
9/27/2018 0.03
9/28/2018
9/29/2018 0.00
9/30/2018 0.04



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
3/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.13 1.3 0.13 M M
3/21/2018 7:00 AM T M M 1.0 M
3/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.26 3.5 0.26 3.5 M
3/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 0.8 0.08 M M
3/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.34 2.7 0.34 M M
3/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 1.1 0.10 M M
4/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 0.4 M M M Much of the snow that fell melted,
4/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.18 0.5 0.18 M M Most snow that fell during the day melted. Accumulation occurred overnite.
4/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
4/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.08 1.5 0.08 M M Snow was very light and fluffy
4/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M 1.5 0.12 Snowed most all day Sunday but much of it melted so couldn't measure total snowfall. I would guess another 1.5 - 2 inches during the day. Snow on the ground measure is approximate - uneven accumulation due to melting in some areas.
4/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Last of the snow has disappeared from our yard.
4/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/30/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
5/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M T-storm petered out before it got here
5/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
5/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M
5/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
5/27/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M Just started to rain - maybe more on the way?
5/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Brief thunderstorm at 10 PM
5/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
5/31/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M T-storm around midnight, then just rain for a while
6/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
6/5/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/6/2018 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M T-storm with wind but no hail
6/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
6/12/2018 7:00 AM 1.51 M M M M
6/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2018 7:00 AM 2.02 M M M M of this total, .15 came Saturday morning and the rest came in the evening and overnight in thunder storms.
6/18/2018 6:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
6/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
7/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
7/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M
7/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
7/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2018 6:00 AM 0.75 M M M M
7/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain continues
7/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.30 0.0 M M M
7/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M
7/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2018 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M
7/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
7/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/3/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/5/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/6/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
8/7/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M
8/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M
8/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2018 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
8/25/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
8/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
8/28/2018 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
9/1/2018 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
9/2/2018 7:00 AM 0.90 M M M M
9/3/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/4/2018 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/5/2018 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/13/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2018 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/19/2018 7:00 AM T M M M M
9/20/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/21/2018 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M
9/22/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2018 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/29/2018 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2018 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
3/28/2018 3/29/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
3/31/2018 4/01/2018 3:00 PM 2 0.43 8.0 0.87 Snow depth varied greatly, probably due to wind effect - took an average sample. Appears that we got somewhere between 6 and 8 inches new snow but some melting and settling occurred before I measured (out of town.}
4/5/2018 4/07/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
4/21/2018 4/24/2018 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
5/5/2018 5/07/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
5/11/2018 5/15/2018 7:00 AM 5 0.00 M M
5/15/2018 5/18/2018 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
5/18/2018 5/21/2018 7:00 AM 4 T M M
5/21/2018 5/23/2018 7:00 AM 3 T M M
5/25/2018 5/26/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
6/7/2018 6/08/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
6/14/2018 6/16/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
6/24/2018 6/27/2018 7:00 AM 4 0.00 M M
7/4/2018 7/06/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.71 M M
7/17/2018 7/20/2018 7:00 AM 4 1.82 M M Rain event occurred from early morning 7/19 to pre-dawn 7/20.
7/29/2018 7/30/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
8/29/2018 8/31/2018 7:00 AM 3 0.00 M M
9/6/2018 9/07/2018 7:00 AM 2 0.00 M M
9/24/2018 9/25/2018 4:00 PM 2 0.30 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground